edu.cmu.cs.cs214.hw5.columns

Class NumericColumn

java.lang.Object

edu.cmu.cs.cs214.hw5.columns.AbstractColumn<java.lang.Double>

edu.cmu.cs.cs214.hw5.columns.NumericColumn

All Implemented Interfaces:

ColumnSpecification

public class NumericColumn
extends AbstractColumn<java.lang.Double>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NumericColumn(java.lang.String name) Create a new numeric column with the given name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getTypeName() Get a human-readable name of this type of column specification.
protected java.util.Optional<java.lang.Double>	parse(java.lang.String s) Attempt to parse the given string into the format expected by this kind of column, returning Optional.empty() on failure.

Methods inherited from class edu.cmu.cs.cs214.hw5.columns.AbstractColumn

extract, extractAll, extractAllFrom, getName, isValid

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NumericColumn

public NumericColumn(java.lang.String name)

Create a new numeric column with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the name for this numeric column, like "Rainfall" or "Elevation"

Method Detail

getTypeName

public java.lang.String getTypeName()

Description copied from interface: ColumnSpecification

Get a human-readable name of this type of column specification. For example, "Numeric column".

Returns:

a name for this column specification

parse

protected java.util.Optional<java.lang.Double> parse(java.lang.String s)

Description copied from class: AbstractColumn

Attempt to parse the given string into the format expected by this kind of column, returning Optional.empty() on failure.

Specified by:

parse in class AbstractColumn<java.lang.Double>

Parameters:

s - a string representing an entry in a column, which may or may not be valid

Returns:

an Optional of the correctly parsed value, or Optional.empty() if the given string is not valid; this must not be null